Archives of Trauma Research

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Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 98--100

A Unique Case of Gossypiboma following Treatment of the Orbitozygomatic Complex Fracture


Saeed Nezafati1, Seyed Ahmad Arta1, Masoomeh Amani2, Farzin Ahmadpour1 
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Masoomeh Amani
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Golgasht St., Tabriz
Iran

Transmaxillary approach to the orbital floor has been used successfully to treat the blowout fracture by antral packing to support the orbital floor. However, antral packs are associated with a high incidence of infection and persistent oroantral fistula. A 30-year-old man with a history of the orbitozygomatic complex fracture 8 years ago presented with a persistent facial wound on the right side of the cheek. The patient underwent an exploratory surgery under general anesthesia, and the maxillary sinus was approached through the Caldwell-Luc operation and a long 2-m nasal tampon was found in the sinus. Foreign bodies including gossypibomas are rare, hard to diagnose, and mostly asymptomatic and in chronic cases do not reveal specific radiological and clinical signs for differential diagnosis. Therefore, in the evaluation of the soft-tissue lesions in patients with a history of a prior operation, it is wise to consider foreign bodies in the differential diagnosis.


How to cite this article:
Nezafati S, Arta SA, Amani M, Ahmadpour F. A Unique Case of Gossypiboma following Treatment of the Orbitozygomatic Complex Fracture.Arch Trauma Res 2017;6:98-100


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Nezafati S, Arta SA, Amani M, Ahmadpour F. A Unique Case of Gossypiboma following Treatment of the Orbitozygomatic Complex Fracture. Arch Trauma Res [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 19 ];6:98-100
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